My grandpa was a stunt man in this movie.

@markfriesen4032

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@daleschroeder5582

2 жыл бұрын

awesome to have your grandpa in a movie and a classic movie at that which stunt did he preform doing

@VICIOUSD3M0N

2 жыл бұрын

@@daleschroeder5582 I'm not exactly sure anymore, I haven't seen him in years bc he was excluded out of the family.

@daleschroeder5582

2 жыл бұрын

@@VICIOUSD3M0N to me a stuntman is a awesome guy thanks for your reply

@theprofeshio

2 жыл бұрын

in what scene can I watch your Grandpa

This is a bad ass movie. I still remember seeing it as a kid. 🙌🏾👍🏾👏🏾

@jamjedi1972

2 ай бұрын

Same here lol. Man, we are getting old lol.

@daleschroeder-jm9gu

2 ай бұрын

i was 11 yrs old best movie ever😁

@user-kx3fx4eo9i

Ай бұрын

@@daleschroeder-jm9gu I was 12 saw at cinema 46 in totowa NJ

@davidmennomoyer

22 күн бұрын

It's a bad movie. It's an ass movie. It's hardly badass.

I'm 50 years old and I can still remember seeing this at the movies when I was a little kid.

@oliverthewalt9918

2 ай бұрын

...me too...😊

@martynjames5963

2 ай бұрын

@@oliverthewalt9918 me too

@retroguy9494

2 ай бұрын

I'm 59 and I remember when my father took me to see it when it first came out!

@lesleymaner2851

Ай бұрын

Me as well

This is one of the most entertaining movies of the '70s.

@trainman5552

8 жыл бұрын

+leafyutube yes it is I've watched it like four times on the blu ray (I used to not like this movie cause I didn't see what the hype was about but after watching it I take everything back this is the greatest movie of the 70s besides jaws (which has always been a favorite of mine) this is a better disaster movie then san Andres in my opinion

@leafyutube

8 жыл бұрын

TrainMan 555 The movie has always been compared to Poseidon Adventure which came out 2 years earlier. But Towering Inferno is a far better movie in my opinion. More characters, more things going on in parallel, and way better entertainment. This clip is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

@trainman5552

8 жыл бұрын

+leafyutube I never saw the Poseidon adventure but I have good things about it but I'll take your word that this is a better movie then that and the swarm (I've heard it was really bad I thought about trying it but the towering inferno is the best movie Irwin Allen has had made)

@m.e.d.7997

6 жыл бұрын

Train, they are both very good just different. I did like this one a little better..

@m.e.d.7997

6 жыл бұрын

And we know more of the history of the characters in this. yes, a little bit better.

50th Anniversary in 2024. Timeless movie

@DKS225

Ай бұрын

And a rare film to get a hold of. Hard copies of such i mean.

@classicamericancinemas-vs6gz

Ай бұрын

This December !!! hard to believe !

@Solitude47152

Ай бұрын

@@classicamericancinemas-vs6gz I saw it in 1974 , OJ was in it.

The burning ceiling collapsing on those firefighters was filmed very well. That scene's probably as close to the real thing as Hollywood can get, especially in this movie. I've been a firefighter for 15+ years, and have to say that this scene still gives me chills when I see it. Burning floors/ceilings/roofs that suddenly collapse without warning, DO happen in real life, and most times you don't even know what hit you until after it's already happened.

@bobSCOTT99

8 жыл бұрын

Which fire service are you with?

@Cavillier1970

8 жыл бұрын

+MD21037 Here's to you and all your brotern, that God and all the Saints watch over you all. I know we're in different cities but thank you man. We in Buffalo, NY have a history with our firefighters, a tragic one and we appricate them all.

@GodspeedProductionsStopMotions

8 жыл бұрын

You're in buffalo?! I found a fellow buffalonian in the comments, no way!

@Cavillier1970

8 жыл бұрын

Godspeed Productions Yup I'm a South Buffalo Boy.

@GodspeedProductionsStopMotions

8 жыл бұрын

Cavillier1970 :0

Steve McQueen is the coolest fire chief ever.

@cards0486

3 жыл бұрын

This was the movie that taught me not to spend a great deal of time in buildings taller than 7 stories because the fire department couldn’t guarantee they could reach all the floors.

@brianforbes8325

3 жыл бұрын

He was very convincing as the fire chief, or battalion chief.

@roseconmatswatson5389

3 жыл бұрын

Love when Duncan tries to “pull rank” on McQueen. A ballsy, albeit futile, move. Lol

@richbb1479

4 ай бұрын

And fire chiefs of 9/11/2001 ??

@classicamericancinemas-vs6gz

Ай бұрын

They asked Sinatra . He said no .

Seeing firefighters going into a burning building while others are coming out is alot like watching soldiers going into battle. And it's watching movies like this that gives you reason to respect and honor firemen even more.

@davidgeoghegan8506

3 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the firefighters that went into the Twin Towers on 9/11 Heroes

@Indoor_Carrot

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh, I'd join them in a heartbeat but I'm not allowed to become a firefighter for medical reasons. It fucking sucks

@johnsergei

Жыл бұрын

War is a disgusting industry. Firefighters save lives.

@jediknight38

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsergei Fighting a three alarm blaze can be every bit as dangerous and as deadly as fighting an enemy brigade. I see very little difference.

@alexandriamancheck3474

2 ай бұрын

Well said!

As a former volunteer firefighter I can tell you that there were 2 scenarios of a structure fire that I feared the most. First in a basement or sub-level and second as depicted in this film a high rise building. Bad situations for firefighters and any victims trapped and needing to be rescued!!

@purefoldnz3070

Ай бұрын

its even worse being stuck in a model building with B list 1970s stars!

@minorsnow5306

Ай бұрын

​. Uggh some where A listers

Still today rest the best disaster movie togheter The Poseidon adventure. No digital effects but tremendous skills

@kyote8177

3 жыл бұрын

another one is "Earthquake". It has an all star cast on that one too

@maxmulsanne7054

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyote8177 Plus they set up the theater chairs to vibrate in conjunction with the earthquake scenes. As a kid it was a great movie experience.

@marcopetroni2162

3 жыл бұрын

Sunsorround system in Earthquake!

@rattIe.

5 ай бұрын

@@kyote8177the elevator scene😭😭

@robruss62

2 ай бұрын

This, Poesideon Adventure, and The Last Voyage

Best disaster film of all-time. Great cast led by 3 super star film actors in McQueen, Newman & Holden. Superb special effects & big name actors & major characters being lost to the fire providing a touch of realism. Fire education was also attempted & worked for the most part.

@richbb1479

4 ай бұрын

McQueen and Novak

@mordecaiesther3591

2 ай бұрын

Real fire !… NO COMPUTER gernerated images … that’s garbage

@user-kx3fx4eo9i

Ай бұрын

@@richbb1479 Novak?

@richbb1479

Ай бұрын

@@user-kx3fx4eo9i Paul Newman - Novak, from middle Europe ...try google

Back in the years when real acting was genuinely REAL. The all-star cast in this timeless classic is fantastic.

@brianforbes8325

3 жыл бұрын

Except for Faye Dunaway. Don't get me wrong.....she has always been a great actor, but I think she was wasted in this film. Such a small role, and I think she took it more to make money.

@TheIndependentLens

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianforbes8325 Actress

@jim6820

Жыл бұрын

I agree I’m always drawn to all the old actors I grew up with. They had style and class. Don’t care that much about today’s actors.

@cesarmarques6010

Жыл бұрын

Como traducir la película al idioma español

@devtrash

Жыл бұрын

what?

We don't have great actors today, this is a great movie. OLD Hollywood made the best movies

@TheGroundedAviator

4 жыл бұрын

Most of those firefighters were the real deal.

@philliprhinehardt6268

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@zackcross7190

4 жыл бұрын

Ironically, most of the actors hated this movie.

@zackcross7190

3 жыл бұрын

terry waller No, you just aren’t watching the right movies or TV shows. Besides not every movie from that time was great. Not that all movies from that era got the love that they do now.

@zackcross7190

3 жыл бұрын

terry waller I’m sorry, what?

"Are you drunk? " "Not yet." "Well get outta my way and help me move these people!" Classic.

@garysmith1611

4 жыл бұрын

good memory on that line . i use too know the whole script off by heart

@mordecaiesther3591

3 жыл бұрын

No CGI here ... REAL FIRE ... like it should be ! No computer con job

@brianforbes8325

3 жыл бұрын

There's another good line by William Holden to Chamberlain in an earlier scene, after Holden is ordered by Steve McQueen to move everybody out of the promenade room because of the fire. He takes Chamberlain aside and asks him, "Did you mess with the electrical system?" to which Chamberlain replies, "I certainly did," and Holden asks, "Why?" Chamberlain responds "The reasons should be obvious to you" (meaning cutting construction costs). Holden then says, "Well, we've got a fire in the building, and if it's because of anything you did, I'm gonna hang you out to dry, then I'm gonna hang you!!" That is what prompts the later scene, when Chamberlain says, "I don't like the way you talked to me!" and Holden replies with the line quoted by GreenerHill. Later on, after they evacuated all the women from the promenade room with the breecher's buoy running from the tower to the roof of a nearby building, Chamberlain then confronts Holden with some other men and threatens to take control of the breecher's buoy so they can leave ahead of the others. Then Holden punches Chamberlain, throws him against a wall, and says to the others, "You've got numbers, and you're gonna take your turns! And if it's any consolation, my son-in-law and I are gonna be the last ones outta here!" I loved the way Holden manhandled Chamberlain in that scene!

@Fan.do.Richard

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianforbes8325 William Holden's character is arrogant and unsympathetic. Why his son in law should to give in to him? The whole disaster could have been avoided by postponing the party as suggested.

@jane1975

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fan.do.Richard Then there wouldn't be the drama. In these movies there is is always a character that realises his mistake when it becomes too late.

This truly was an all-star cast. Talented actors! Great story! What more could you ask for!

@TheIndependentLens

2 жыл бұрын

Great special effects too.

@romerjusu3804

Жыл бұрын

A few years after Irwin Allen started the Disaster movie comeback with The Poseidon Aventure !

@maximilliancunningham6091

3 ай бұрын

The first movie when Steve McQueen had top billing, second to none.

And this is why during a fire you should never rely on elevators to get you out safely.

@youngsteph1

6 жыл бұрын

Who in their right mind gets in an elevator when a fire is raging.

@seanmager1168

6 жыл бұрын

no1. they jus panicked. an a lotta times when people panic they cant think straight. an they make mistakes. the best thing to do inna fire or any disaster is to try an stay calm so you think rationally

@andrewbrendan1579

5 жыл бұрын

At the time the movie was made we didn't have the knowledge about fire safety and emergency procedures as we do now. (I was 13 when TTI was released.) I don't recall anyone saying anything about it but I think "The Towering Inferno" was made not only to entertain but to educate. This movie provides information that can help people save their lives in a fire. I've read that there was at least one city that changed its fire codes because of "The Towering Inferno".

@organboi

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. But the fire wasn't really raging then. It was just starting down below. But still. @@youngsteph1

@organboi

5 жыл бұрын

bull. Everyone knew common sense fire safety. Nothing different back then. @@andrewbrendan1579

I was in 7th grade when this came out, and my classmates and I were talking about how cool it was. A teacher who thought he was cool overheard us and interrupted, telling us how it was not a creative film. We all looked at each other not saying a word but all thinking “go away, Mr. Koenig, this doesn’t concern you.” He read our faces like a book, though. It was beautiful. A bunch of 12 year olds just told you to get lost, so go bother the 6th graders. We’re talking Steve McQueen here!

Richard Chamberlain who always played the goody goody guy such as Dr Kildare, excelled as the a/hole coward in this film. Every actor in this movie were tailor made for their parts.

@jaymes1

25 күн бұрын

He even killed the senator when he tried to ride the breeches bouy down with him😢

That scene with the elevator terrified me when I first saw this on TV in the early 80’s. And just how awesome was Steve McQueen in this movie?

The special effects including the model of the building is still very good by today's standards!

@lorddrayvon1426

4 жыл бұрын

There's a reason for that. This is a real building which they use stock footage of at night. It's the Sacramento Bank of America just with fire and a couple of extra floors added so it goes off frame. Even the shot to the building before the ceiling collapsing explosion was stock footage of the Bank but with some CGI added in for the boom. Al other shots are staged in outside of Universal in a car park to the point that the explosion that killed Lisolette later in the movie set some trees on fire.

@rjharris1960

3 жыл бұрын

@@lorddrayvon1426 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHag1dJshcmzoqw.html

@ADAPTATION7

3 жыл бұрын

@@rjharris1960 70 feet tall, that's one hell of a miniature.

@roquefortfiles

3 жыл бұрын

It looks ok. But there's no sparks or debris falling. The building burning looks a bit too clean and perfect. The way it looks at the end with all the smoke is how it should have looked when it was on fire.

@MarcoPolo82

2 жыл бұрын

@@roquefortfiles remember, it's a 70 movie. No usage of CGIs, all practical effects.

Richard Chamberlain is a good actor when he's a villain

@andrewbrendan1579

5 жыл бұрын

I saw "The Towering Inferno" when it was first in theaters and the audience cheered when Richard Chamberlain's character fell to his death!

@SIGMAMAN69

5 жыл бұрын

MSociety Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy

@SIGMAMAN69

5 жыл бұрын

They were told to stay off that elevator

@floramajesty6679

5 жыл бұрын

He's a good actor whether acting as a good guy or bad guy. He is so talented as an actor, espesially on Tornbirds

@GreenerHill

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Chamberlain sounds strangely English. Maybe he is! To Wiki...

I was 10 yrs old when when this movie came out .One of the most exciting movies of all time .

@TheKaiTetley

4 жыл бұрын

diezel diamond I was born in 1974🤪

@gazalaalmansouri2046

3 жыл бұрын

It's 18+

@jeffreywilde3617

3 жыл бұрын

So your what old now lol so am born in 64 here

@gretchennelson9965

2 жыл бұрын

I was 14…and I loved it.

@hazeleyees

6 ай бұрын

@@TheKaiTetleyOhh me too! Nixon resigned two days after I was born. I was one of the last Watergate babies you might say. Hail!

I went to see this at the pictures when it was first out. i was on holiday in cornwall. Seems long ago.... what a great film... all the best everyone :)

...One of Irwin Allen's best disaster movies... I saw this about 4 times when it first came out!

Firefighters all around the world have my gratitude and respect.

Elevators at that time had buttons on the floors that were activated by heat from your fingertip, so there was nothing to wear out. That's why an elevator would go to the fire floor. There is also an electric eye in an elevator to prevent the door from closing when the beam is blocked, the smoke would block the beam, but the door close button would override it. But people panic, Next time an elevator door is closing, don't grab it, just pass your arm up and down in the gap and the door will open. Some elevators had a hidden express function that could be activated by holding the ground floor button, the elevator would not stop. We get alarms from hotels and the front desk will be waiting with the elevator fire key so we can use the elevator.

@paulhunter6742

Жыл бұрын

That light beam also safety feature which keeps children from getting smashed fingers by automatic hold elevator doors open.

I love this movie. McQueen and Newman are awesome. I also really like William Holden in this one.

@paulhunter6742

Жыл бұрын

William Holden was very underrated actor, but he did marvelous work in other films too. Particularly Network with Fay Dunaway as his love interest/ Program Director.

@Graciela-dx6if

6 ай бұрын

I don't think Holden was.underrated I believe,though,he.should have received more awards for his magnificent performances. in The Wild.Bunch,The Counterfeit Traitor,River Kwai,Network,The Earthling

I LOVE ❤️ IT WHEN DUNKEN TOLD CHAMBERLAIN “ YOU DRUNK 😵 THEN GET OUTTA MY WAY “!!! So COOLY 😎

When I was younger the the Express elevator scene and the Bigelow and lorie death scene scared the actual sh*t out of me. But I still loved it

I remember reading Paul Newman was supposed to play the fire chief but Steve McQueen wanted to play that part so Paul agreed to play the architect

@darthflyer

3 жыл бұрын

McQueen was hired to be the architect but lobbied for the fire chief role. He got it once Newman was hired for the architect role.

@katrinajones8788

3 жыл бұрын

@@darthflyer And I'm glad it worked out the way it did. Both actors were brilliant in their roles. I can't imagine anyone else being the chief.

@jane1975

3 жыл бұрын

@@katrinajones8788 I liked the rapport between the two actors too, both great veteran's.

@katrinajones8788

3 жыл бұрын

@@jane1975 Yes indeed.

@likestallwomen

3 жыл бұрын

That's also cool Newman didn't object, I bet a bit of small talk and no problem compared to what the tabloids said

Wonderful movie - still remember the excitement of going to see it in a theatre when I was 12 years old.

McQueen and Newman with John Williams at the conductor's podium. Doesn't get much better than this!

I'd like to encourage everyone reading these comment to have unobstructed escape routes out of their home or workplace & to have a designated meeting place outside. If you can't get a fire under control in 30 seconds just get out. Nothing in your home or workplace is worth dying for. Also the more cluttered a place is the more flammable and dangerous it can be.

@andrewbrendan1579

9 жыл бұрын

***** A true man who is also a smart man has insurance and builds a new castle.

@lorddrayvon1426

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbrendan1579 is it just me or does every comment section about the Towering Inferno have someone cussing but not really in it? Not a criticism, for that would make me a hypocrite, but an oddity.

@CherryFrog321

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. My boyfriend's best friend's dad was killed in a house fire last year and it was so preventable. His parents had no smoke detectors in the home and the fire happened overnight, so they actually both would have died if it hadn't been for their cat waking them up. The mom immediately ran out of the house and went to a neighbor to call for help, but the dad stayed behind and attempted to fight the fire (and no, he was not a trained firefighter), and that's how he died. I mean, I get not wanting your home to get destroyed and wanting to put out the fire as soon as possible, but it's not worth losing your life. Get out of the house and leave it to the professionals!

@ltmundy1164

3 жыл бұрын

Andrew: Risk life to save lives. Risk little to save a little. Risk nothing to save nothing.

@keithsnider1958

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and the lady that lives directly beneath me is a hoarder.

This was the earliest movie i remember seeing in a theater. I was 5. I loved it. My paternal grandfather retired from the FDNY in the same year. I remember telling him excitedly i saw three movies with fire in them: this one, Earthquake! and Gone with the Wind (probably a 35th anniversary theatrical rerelease).

@richardvehlow3341

Жыл бұрын

Revisited this clip after a small fire in our office caused by an exploding cell phone battery on its charger. 33rd floor of the tallest building in my city. Caused full evac and FD response. Battery was tossed in bin and into janitor closet smoke sink- still gave off enough smoke to activate alarms in 2 areas and the smoke odor is still in the office 2 days later.

Just watched this movie for the first time today and it was amazing......I only wish that modern movies could be this good.

Never forget John Williams masterful score !!!! ....the first movie soundtrack I ever bought

I loved Bill Holden in this movie.

@mrbronson5333

2 жыл бұрын

William Holden

@m.e.d.7997

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrbronson5333 On the I Love Lucy episode he guest stars in they refer to him as Bill Holden. It is a nickname for William.

@m.e.d.7997

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrbronson5333 And on ‘What’s My Line’ in 1956 he signs himself in as ‘Bill Holden’.

@Graciela-dx6if

6 ай бұрын

He prefered Bill to William,but either Bill or William,what an excellent,handsome,actor he was.

We had a mini “towering inferno” in our 20-floor condo back in 2015 when the airwell-facing bedroom of one unit caught fire and it was scary to see the smoke rising up while the fire alarm was blaring all the way… And with today’s fire guidelines, our condo’s three elevators all automatically went to the ground floor while we residents took the staircase down… While the local firemen took the fire elevator to the affected floor and successfully put the fire out - and the tenant got into big trouble too, because it was a short-circuited plug that started the mess (he put four heavily-used multiple sockets all connected to one plug!)…

R.I.P. John Guillermin. Thank you for giving this film to us.

@trainman5552

8 жыл бұрын

+Yolanda Anne Brown yes he will be missed this movie is fantastic it's surpassed the lego movie as my no.1 favorite movie of all time

@aran125

8 жыл бұрын

+TrainMan 555 McQueen, Newman, and William Holman are all dead, and OJ's in jail lol. There's still a few people alive from this movie tho.

@trainman5552

8 жыл бұрын

aran125 yes they are all missed the one thing that hit me was the death of steve McQueen I mean he died at a really young age just at 50 (I thought he was still alive) and this movie has made me know more about those kind of actors and some of the other ones that are still living today (including oj before he was a criminal)

@lorddrayvon1426

4 жыл бұрын

Who?

@burnsie581

Жыл бұрын

This movie was the vision of Irwin Allen and the studios. Although Guillermin directed the non-action scenes capably, he was basically a hired gun.

The affects are fantastic. The stunt men were truly courageous

I love how in these disaster movies the crowd always acts without reason like when they stampede into the elevator, they parodied that beautifully in "Airplane."

@hekkoCZ

2 жыл бұрын

I just noticed the guy standing directly in front of the elevator had been listening to the announcement and hastily moved out of the way so as not to get pushed inside!

The man would come up with "Towering Inferno" on Mondays, "Poseidon Adventure" and Tuesdays, "Earthquake" on Wednesdays, "Airport" on Thursdays and still have time to do "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" episodes on his weekends (days off).......Irwin Allen was amazing.

@scotpens

Ай бұрын

"Earthquake" and the four "Airport" movies were not Irwin Allen productions.

Duncan warned those people not to use that elevator but they panicked.

2:26 is a very clever touch. We've all decided that Simmons is to blame, but this implies strongly that Duncan, in general a better person, has also seen fit to throw safety to the winds. Duncan of course proves the better man when the shit hits the fan, but even Doug gives him a hard time over his role.

@Felamine

4 жыл бұрын

Roberts emphasizes Duncan's role in the disaster later in the film when he tells Duncan about all the missing safety equipment throughout the building which Simmons had nothing to do with (duct holes between the floors didn't have firestops, no fire doors, sprinklers that don't work, etc). Simmons's cheap wiring may have started the fire, but Duncan's cutting corners elsewhere in the building definitely helped the fire along. Roberts even blamed himself for not being thorough enough with his inspections.

@GreenerHill

4 жыл бұрын

@@Felamine: Yes, all three are to blame in some way, but Simmons definitely proves the weakest in the end. His final act was triple-murder!

@jackprescott9652

Жыл бұрын

In real life, Duncan propably should end in jail. Newmans architect had a largest role that should had, because architects had nothing to do with wiring and other stuff related with the work of Simmons. I think the Roberts character should be written as an engineer instead of an architect.

@Felamine

Жыл бұрын

@@jackprescott9652 Yeah, normally an architect would not be so involved with the management of the building's infrastructure the way Doug was. That's the engineer's job. Doug should definitely have been cast as the building engineer instead.

@jeremyzak654

9 ай бұрын

​@@jackprescott9652If not Jail he will get up to his eyeballs.

Remember this classic fondly thanks to Xmas during the 80's. Brilliant 👏

Gen-X man, we grew up on movies about earthquakes, fires, bombs on buses, attacks by bees, weather, spiders, radiation contaminated food, hurricanes, all while waiting for the US and the Soviet Union to start a nuclear war. Fun times.

"It's out of control, and it's coming your way. You've got about fifteen minutes!" Chief Mike O'Halloran.

The greatest Fire disaster film ever produced. Superb direction and all actors especially the Fire chief the best. It gives worth warning that even a tiny spark can cause such a towering inferno beyond control and imagination. Lot of thanks to warnor brothers and twentieth century fox for producing such a magnificent film which will be remembered long

@emmanuelwilliams4957

Жыл бұрын

Irwin Allen deserves the most praise. Especially because Allen got both Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox to co-produced The Towering Inferno.

Classic movie. Loved it as a kid.

“Did you ask me then how I could save two million dollars off the original cost?” excellent point. Duncan is just as much to blame as his son-in law.😎

@m.e.d.7997

2 жыл бұрын

Yep and Duncan made it out alive

@m.e.d.7997

2 жыл бұрын

“Shave” off the original cost

@paulhunter6742

Жыл бұрын

Instead of cutting cost on quality of materials, Builder Duncan could have cut number of floors upon Skyscraper. But his ego wouldn't allow it.

映画公開当時に映画館で観た者です。 「タワーリング･インフェルノ」って面白かったなあ！ 私は「映画は見世物だ」と大昔から言っているのですが、この映画も本当に面白かったです！ 今でも大好きな映画です！

Brilliant movie. Epic action that focused on one thing: FIRE! No goofy side story fillers added.

Im still a sucker for these over the top 1970s disaster films. Also love the story behind Newman/McQueen switching roles as well as somebody calling Holden by his last name in the elevator crowd scene..

No CGI no something other computertricks...thats was REAL!

@Cavillier1970

8 жыл бұрын

+mr.adventure01 And dont forget the stuntmen who were paid triple ecause the stunts were extremely dangerous

@jane1975

6 жыл бұрын

Probably Kerosene flashers and gas jets and some Green/Blue screen work too was used in the scene when Lorrie died-you can see the edge around her.

@mr.adventure0142

6 ай бұрын

@@jane1975 Watch the making of this movie.

@jane1975

6 ай бұрын

@@mr.adventure0142 I love this movie, a lot of pyrotechnics would have been involved and of course models for the tower itself, except the entrance on the street bit that was a bank apparently. The 70’s terrible decade, terrible fashions, a love affair with brown but great music, tv was great and it was the era of great disaster movies like this one.

Great cast. Chamberlin did slimey well in the film. McQueen, Newman et al all great. Read that McQueen and Newman haf the same amount of lines in script. By the time McQueen shows up, Newman had said half of his.

I remember seeing this on tv as a kid in the 90s. Great movie

One of my favourite disaster movies ever 😭 so many well known actors/actresses. This was story telling at its finest

We can't joke about about this! Except the part about the main shaft and running out of money. Sounds like me on a Saturday night.

This is one of my favorite films..one night be and my mom stayed up at 2 am to watch it.!

1974 was a great year for motion pictures!

Great movie. Great cast. I remember when this first hit the theatres. Was great.

I find it eerie that principle photography finished on September 11th

@rhodesiamukiwa3263

7 жыл бұрын

The occultists love their dates and numbers. They often release movies on May Day or the 13th of a month, 911 is a big date, hence the three trade center towers being blown up, George Bush senior even gave his new world order speeches on 9/11/1990 and 9/11/1991, 10 years to the day before 911. Hollywood is run by occultists, so no surprise to me if the photography ended on September 11th. Most people are ignorant to it all, so it's either considered bizarre or a refutable joke.

@phillipdavies1081

7 жыл бұрын

You do realise that with thousands of years of recorded history and only 365 days in a year that something bad will have happened on every one of them? Some of those things will be coincidentally quite close to real events. But they aren't actually connected in any way at all, they are just coincidence.

@silvereagle2061

7 жыл бұрын

I don't believe in coincidences. It's called synchronicity.

@Urko2005

7 жыл бұрын

Bullshit.

@jameskardys3452

6 жыл бұрын

Also, the book that this film was based on featured the World Trade Center being right next door to this building... AND being used as a place for helicopters to land rescued people to safety. In addition, guess which floor was the floor where the nose of the second plane hit Tower 2 on 9/11? The 81st! Furthermore, in 1975, Tower 1 suffered a small fire on one of the lower floors due to arson. The arsonist claimed that this movie was his inspiration for setting the fire.

Very good job fellows throughout the 2nd grade AAA9 family fire safety department week of said surfside June!! Congratulations 869% yo. Seeing firefighters going into a burning building while others are coming out is alot like watching soldiers going into battle. And it's watching movies like this that gives you splendorous reason to respect and honor firemen even more.

"Chief its out of control, were'r losing it."

@Solitude47152

3 жыл бұрын

Best line in the movie

I seen this at the movie theater in 1974 then jaws in 1975 both on opening day they where simply delicious both classic movies

The pace and build up in this movie was terrifying. It still is.

I remember both my parents took me to see a re-show of this movie in our local cinema back in 1979, I was so terrified especially that damn elevator scene. Probably the reason I get paranoid riding elevators up to this day.

And we'll be serving cocktails and champagne in our Continental Room.

@Bandido894

3 жыл бұрын

Turned out to an empty promise. :)

@mikegallant811

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bandido894 Now don't let's be judgemental! Mr. Duncan meant well.

Who would have thought this movie would be so relatable 27 years later.

Man those killer old Chief cars. All big block Detroit muscle!

A favorite movie; not only because there’s so many stars. Steve McQueen and Paul Newman working together were the best scenes in the film.

@nickycotton6137

Жыл бұрын

Aye, let alone the rest. Geezer from 'Hart to Hart' of course, Richard Chamberlain & Robert Vaughn (Bless). Awe, nostalgiahh 🔥

Can you post the scene where William Holden tells Richard Chamberlain, "We;ve got a fire and if it was caused by anything you did I'm going to hang you out to dry and then I'm going to hang you!"

@brookehanley3659

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Daly Good scene. This one is good too.

@MillerGenuineDraft1980

8 жыл бұрын

haha i remember that, i dont think i have seen this movie since 2004 or 2005.

@geoffwilliams4478

5 жыл бұрын

The very scene I'm looking for! Lol

@MD21037

5 жыл бұрын

I also like the scene with Paul Newman and William Holden's conversation about Will Giddings' death.

@STP43FAN1

4 жыл бұрын

Also great is the unused scene between Holden and Robert Wagner after Newman and Norm Burton leave where Duncan ponders that Robets and Giddings are right and the opening should be delayed.

Towering infernos, capsized ships, earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns, and crashed jet airliners-the 1970s hit all the disasters.

It's Excellent Film To Watch Over Again

Saw this as a young teen in a packed theatre when released. What an all star cast it was!

I remember this movie --a 180 floors and nearly as many subplots

I loved that movie as a kid. Alot of big stars were in that one.

Scott Newman, Paul Newmans late son, was the fireman who was afraid to rapelling when McQueen and his crew got trapped in an elevator when the building lose power.

I can't believe I haven't seen. His movie sooner I saw it for the first time about a month or two ago it's such a good movie!! Especially since my dad is a firefighter.

Ethics and honesty is very important at any time in life. In addition, saving on a budget does not mean risking safety of people. :D

@DBarns7

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. As Doug said to Duncan. 'If you had to cut costs, why not cut floors instead of corners'. No words more true.

@zackcross7190

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel B I also love what he said to Duncan afterwards, “What do they call it when you kill people?”

Love this movie as a kid great cast and great sound track

"Better get Ready " ....speaks volumes

The is that OJ saved a life in this movie. I guess that’s why it’s called fiction.

@jane1975

3 жыл бұрын

tpsu129: At this point he was just an actor, his character saves the Lisolettes cat's life too as he sees her on the bed and picks her up. The same room is seen later on fire, so the cat would of burnt to death had he not done that. It's a shame really that he became a killer, he was nice looking and great in the Naked Gun movies too.

@BVictor21 Fred Astaire was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. It was the only nomination of his lifetime.

People who ran into the elevator after being told not to due to the fire possibly causing short-circuits to the elevator and stopping on the floor with the fire all deserve Darwin Awards. Yes, it's only a movie, but no doubt this kind of thing happens in real life.

@patrickmccarron5059

Жыл бұрын

The people who took the elevators to escape 911 after being told not to leave the building, to stay inside for safety reasons, survived.

I first saw this film on Netflix, worth the watch and/or price.

"Are you drunk?" "Not yet" LOL My older brother said the same thing at his wedding. His wife wasn't amused.

Such special memories of watching this with my grandma.

The London tower fire, the WTC fire, these were major fires where people were told to stay inside. There have been other high rise buildings where all floors above the fire line have been suffocated in smoke. I think we need to also use self judgment: is the smoke going downstairs too thick ? Maybe stay inside and hope for help. But if you are sure you can go downstairs without getting trapped in smoke, then go out as fast as possible. Countless lives could have been saved in WTC and in the London tower if people weren't listening blindly. Remember: in a high rise building, the fire workers will have to climb up all the stairs and once up at the fire line, they can do just as much as their mobile equipment can do.

@eaglevision993

6 жыл бұрын

It was the same in the World Trade Center. General policy was to evacuate only the 2 floors above and one floor below the fire. But in a major fire the only safe way is to evacuate every floor in a high rise building.

@organboi

5 жыл бұрын

Well said. Just gtfo. Not by an elevator, but at least take the stairs, little by little.

@lorddrayvon1426

4 жыл бұрын

The reason is that Grenfell and 9\11 were exceptions to the usual way high rise towers work. In most, the fires are easily contained and people can be rescued at thier leisure. In 9\11, I doubt anyone thought "we should tell everyone to leave because the building will fall like a sack of bricks." Also, most if not all of the doors were warped by the force of the impact and were unopenable anyway which is why, for example, people were trapped on the 46th floor of the North Tower and still ended up dying despite there being a perfectly usable staircase. In the case of Grenfell, the fire service was completely unaware of it's appalling insulation which spread the fire and it was already too late by the time that they realised that something was up. The fridge freezer that began it was out our but it spread out the window, along the outside of the building, and into the rooms before they could stop it. Was fully involved before support arrived. That's why is exists although I agree that it should be situational, not protocol.

@Satters

3 жыл бұрын

stairwell doesnt have the capacity for too many to evacuate simultaneously, often there is only one stairwell, consequently such high rise buildings are unsafe

@Peppermint1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Satters When they finally got the order to evacuate, the people in WTC went down by hundreds calmly down the very tight stairwells. It is very doable, as long as there is no smoke or building damage. But I entirely agree with you, no matter the safety systems, very tall high rise buildings are death traps in large fire events / bombing or plane crashes. There is simply to rescue system designed for tall buildings, the roof is often times not ready for heli landing and especially the high winds and possible smoke rising cut off any such rescue attempt.

May 24th 2024. I watch so many videos on KZread that they are now recommending videos from 15 years ago. I guess I've seen most everything made in the last 10 years . Lol. I loved this movie.

I saw this as a kid pretty sure in the theater with my parents! Great movie!

"Steve, did a room of screaming people just show up and then disappear?"

A fine, exciting movie. And perhaps an education too.

I knew someone who survived an office tower fire in Brazil (I think it was in Sao Paolo), possible started when a xerox machine overheated. He escaped by climbing down the side of the building. It was designed with ledges on the exterior that you could hold on to.

@carlosrodriguezvera1916

7 ай бұрын

The Joelma Building fire?

@Keithbarber

6 ай бұрын

​@@carlosrodriguezvera1916 if it was 1974 then it would be The Andrea's building fire was 1972

People getting on board the elevator even though they were warned not to, and they end up getting killed by the fire they are trying to run away from. That's what happens when you get people who think they know more than the experts.

@dinomate01

8 жыл бұрын

+pacetti07 It happened in "Earthquake" (1974) too where people ran into an elevator during the quake and ultimately died !

@vxy357

6 жыл бұрын

Kind of reminds me of the moral of Disney's "Chicken Little".

@pip12111

6 жыл бұрын

pacetti07 the graveyards are full of people like that

@michaelford1124

6 жыл бұрын

Never underestimate the power of stupid people

@tiercel5561

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelford1124 - And from what we can see, this is even true today.

To answer a poster's question from several years ago--Holden pushes the elevator button, desperately trying to stop the elevator that several people entered in haste. The elevator (naturally) stops on the fire floor, backdraft pulls the fire into the elevator, and as a result of Holden pushing the button, the elevator, full of burning bodies, returns to the promenade level

@aran125

8 жыл бұрын

Lol yep

@neonhomer

7 жыл бұрын

davidpar2 why would the elevator stop on a fire floor, especially if they locked out all floor calls? Even if the fire shorted the call button on the floor, the elevator should ignore it... but I guess these are the old relay style elevators.

@higbees31

7 жыл бұрын

neonhomer Just for effect. Like in Earthquake at the reservoir dam. The caretaker in the elevator drowns and, his assistant pushes the call button and a torrent of water and the caretakers body floats out.

@click789101112

7 жыл бұрын

My favorite scene in the movie - when the elevator door opens in the Promenade Room and its full of people in fire!

@samspencer7765

5 жыл бұрын

@@neonhomer at least on elevators I've seen, where there's a fault in moving the car, but the car has acknowledged that it has stopped at a floor and not between floors, the doors open so as to free the occupants. I remember seeing elevators with this function, even modern 21st century one's after I'd seen this movie and thought how crazy it was because things would happen exactly as they did in the film. Of course I'm in the UK, the USA might have different design protocols.

Saw this in theaters When Earthquake was in the next theater. This was when the tried to simulate the Earthquake with loud speakers, so everyone once in a while our theater would shake. We called it "Shake and Bake"

When I was a kid and a movie with McQueen or Newman in it made it to TV that was Must see TV . A movie with both of them in it you splurged and went to the theater . Who would of thought McQueen would be dead 6 years after it's release .

@bekindtoanimals2189

3 жыл бұрын

A fatal heart attack at 50. *May he rest well.

@p47thunderbolt68

3 жыл бұрын

He was told by doctor's in the USA his heart couldn't stand the radical surgery to remove the cancer he was about to go through in Mexico. His son thinks he had the surgery for that reason . The last 6 months of his life was nothing but unbearable pain and gasping for air . McQueen gambled ,either way the pain would stop . Mesothelioma is a awful death .Each month after diagnosis a little more pain a little less able to breathe.

Otra de mis muchas peliculas favoritas.... Reparto maravilloso....., cómo se añoran estas grandes maravillas de cine.

It’s the first movie I remember going to see as a child